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Valerie A. Zukin, Esqu r
U S D partm nt of usticExecutive Of ce r Imigration Review
Board ofImmigration AppealsO ce of the Cle k
5107 burg ik u t 2000F l Ch c V n 0530
Van Der Hout,Brigag a o &Night galeL P
OHS/IC c f Chief C u se - REN3373 Pep LaLas V gas NV 9120
180 Su ter S ree F h oorSan Fra cisco CA 94104-0000
Nam : R VAS MARIA IRERI A 089 573 062
Date f this not c 10/18/2013
Enclosed is a copy of the Board's decisio d order i the above-re re ced case.
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U.S Department of JusticeExecutive O e fr Imm a on Rev ew
Dec s o of the Bo d o m t o Appe l
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ile A089 573 062 - R en , NV
In re MARIA I I R V AS
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i matter wa la t be re n J ne 24, 2013, hen e g ted e re p ndent' ti n t e pen nd rema ded e rec d t the mi ti n u ge r her p ceed ge Depa ent f H e d Sec rity ("DHS ) ha ed m ti n t ec n ider he m ti n t
rec n i e w e denied a ntimely
A t mely t n t rec n i er wa e n r e re J ly 2 , 20 Secti 2 0(c (6 B e m ig ati n N ti ality ct, 8 S C 22 a(c (6 ( ; 8 F.R 100 2(b 2
e B d eceived e D S ti n t ec i er n July 26, 2013 We er e t th e ti n nd the p f f e ice e th r g inally dated ly 2 , 2013, 1 day er e d e date
e D S did n t pr de ny rea n r t e l te ling and did n t u it m ti n t ac cept eate ed m i n t ec n i er e D S c ce re ardi g the deci i n t re n may be
p e ented t e ig ati n dge
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O D R: The D S m ti n t rec n i e it ed y 26, 20 , i de ied antimely
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e pen i g an ed, the p ceeding e re pened t e rec rd re de d t e I g ti nu ge e pr ceedin an e en f a new deci i n
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Section 23 (a) ( (D) (i) 237 (a) ( ) ( ) (i)2 7 ( ) ( ) (A) nd Section 2 2 (a) (6 (C) (i) (I)o the Immig tion nd ation ity Act of9 2 a amended (Act)
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O B O R S O E : O B H L O THE E AR E TO HO SECU ITY:
Wood ide W i ht, i e evad Hi panic Se vice90 ei Road
Reno, evada 90 02
Wayne H Price E q i e A i tant Chief o n el/ICE evada 9 20
O ECISIO O THE I G TIO U G
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The Re pondent in the e p oceeding , ho i ma ied wa
ced in p oceeding on a ch 0 20 0 it i ance and e vice
1 Pro eed s we e o du e e rely E l sh w thou he use o e ete
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y eg la ma l on t e same date o a Not ce to A ea al e ng
that t e Res ond nt s a nat ve and c t zen o Mex co and not a
c t zen o nat onal o t e Un ted States. S e was adm tted to the
Un ted St tes t McAllen, Texas, Po nt o Ent y on or a o t A r
5, 2004, as a non mm g ant B 2 v s tor F rt e , t at on May 6,
2007, her stat s was ad sted to t at o ermanent res dent on a
cond t onal as s ased on he ma age to a n ted States
c t zen. F rther, t at on Fe r ary 26, 200 , she led a o m
I 75 to remove the cond t ons on her es dency, w c was den ed
on J ly , 2009 t that on J ne 5, 2009, s e led another o
I-75 to remove the cond t ons o the res dency, w c was a so
den ed on Jan a 4, 20 0 F nally, the Not ce to A e r at
E h t 1 asse ts n act a alle at on s x, t at on ly 6, 2004,
s e re resented hersel to e a c t zen o he Un ted States or
t e r ose o adm ss on as a st dent at t e n vers ty o Nevada
t Reno, Nevada The o g nal Not ce to A ea ncl ded two
char es Sect on 2 7 (a 1) D ( v s v s Sect on 2 6 o the
Act; and Sect on 2 7 (a ( (D ( , n that an a en who as alsely
e esented ersel to e a c t zen o the n ted Sta es or any
ose or ene t nder t e Act o a Federal o State law. See
Ex t
At a Maste a enda hea n cond c ed on J , 2 ,
ro gh co nse Res ondent adm tted act a allegat ons one
t ro gh ve t den ed act al allegat on s x. She adm tted the
2 7 (a ( (D) c arge, t den ed the Sect on 2 7 (a ( (D (
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n Se t m e 3 2 co nse o S ed an
add t ona set o c a ges a eg ng a v o at on o Sect on
23 a ( } (A} v s v s Sect on 2 2 a (6} I o the Act,
ot erw se seen as Exh b t A In add t on, co nse for DHS
rov ded doc mentat on n s ort o the two add t ona charges n
t e I 261 of Se tember 13 2 1 wh ch s nc uded at Exh b t 2 to
t s Reco d o P oceed ngs.
A contested ea ng was t en sched ed w t the ourt
or November 9 2010 but then was eschedu ed on March 30 2011
d e to t e ack o secu ty at t e De a tment o Home and Sec r t
b d ng n Reno, Nevada, wh c necess tated the matter be eset
om Novembe o 20 0 to Marc 3 2
n Ma c 3 2011 the o t conducted a contested
Mer ts ear ng n these oceed ngs rom wh ch the o rt made a
dete m nat on to s sta n t e den ed act a a egat on s x and he
den ed t ree cha ges esu t ng n counse or the Res ondent
rese v ng a ea , w e eas, D S counse wa ved a ea
T s o a dec s on o lowed a ew m nutes therea te
II T st mon and t e Ev dence
No test mony was taken om any w tness at the Mer ts
hear ng The ourt add essed the nadm ss b ty o t ree sets oexh b ts wh ch we e adm tted nto e dence b t e ou as
o ows: Exh b t 1 the A o Marc 201 adm tted; Exh b t
A, t e I 26 ed on Se tembe 3 20 0 adm tted Exh b t 2,
the DHS subm ss on, documentat on to s o t the new charges and
A 89 573 062 3 Marc 0 2
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den fa t a al ega on s x n t e NTA; and ro Ex t t e
s oena ss ed o A g st 12 2 8; and a o of t e doc ments
rece ved from t e Un vers t o Nevada at Reno t e DHS/I E
Home and Se r Inv s gat ons, w was marked on as t was
s m tted toda as nt me o nsel for t e Res onden o ec ed
to t e nc s on on t e re ord of ro Ex t t as t e
o rt noted t s t e standard ol and ract ce of t s
Imm grat on J dge to rece ve do ments a t e t me o Mer ts
ear ng w are marked not adm tted. e ar es are
e tted to rel on t em and t e o rt t em de ers to t e BIA
and t e N nt r t o rt o a eals as to w at ons derat on,
f an , to g ve to s c doc ments ot er t an t e fact t a e
are now art of t e record.
No test mon was taken from an w tness Rat er,
arg me t was made ot o nse regard ng t e den ed ac a
a legat on s x and t e den ed t ree c arges DHS co nse arg ed
t at t e do ments s m t ed at ro Ex t 3 and n Ex t 2
demonstrate t e false nd ng of c t zens for t e Res ondent.
He nd ated t at t e Mot on to S ress f led o nse of t e
Res ondent rea l rel es on ond ct t e Un vers t of Nevada
at Reno not t e De artment o ome and Se r t , w cond ted
ts nvest gat on n a corda ce w t l a e federa aw
F rt er e arg ed t at a ears t at t e n vers t o Nevada
at Reno d d not v o a e ts o r va o c es, nor was t ere
an ev den e o egreg o s ond ct DHS, and t erefore t ere's no
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right to uppre t e documentation under hibit 2 and Group
E h bi 3 S m larly that the document at h b t 2 and 3
upport factual a egat on and the three en ed charge .
Coun el for the e pon ent argued tha Re pondent
object to the inc io of Group E h b t 3 eve if it only
marked F rther the federal tatute impo e upon NR are
re pon ib lity to not relea e the record in que on and hat
al o ed and encourage the Re pondent to check h .S C bo on
her appl cat on hich at h bit even tho gh he prov ded a
co y of her e can birth certificate h ch i a o a par of the
record. Therefore he argue that on thi record the charge
cannot be up orted ing a cr m nal nve tigation conducted by
HS.
HS coun el then tate that C omeland Security
Inve gation cond cted the inve tiga io n accordance w th
federal la and t fu ly compl ed w th federal la
The Court ncorporate by reference in it ind v dual
dec on the ana y i and argument made by both coun el
reflected in the ran cr pt of the hearing of today.
. Cr d bil ty etermination
No te t mony a taken from any witne ; therefore the
Cour nab e to make and decline o make any cred b l t
determ nat on n the e procee ng .
IV Conte ted actual A l at on S and Charg
The Court agree th the argument made by Governmen
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oun el fir t rega ding fa tual allegation si Fa tual
a ega ion si m re y ate t a on July 2 4 he Re pondent
repre ented her e f o be a itizen of e ni ed S ate for e
pur o e of admi ion as a student o he Un ver i y of Nevada aReno Ne ada by e ing bo 27 on her a mi sion appli a ion
aiming o be a nite State i izen Bu e Court noted
appl able a e la ma es lear a an nd vidua het er a
la ful permanen re ident or other i e a non a ful pe anent
re iden ho fal ely repre en ed m elf or erself o be a
ni ed S a es itizen has ommi ted a non- aivab e ground of
inadm ibili y T e fa e repre entation o urred on or after
September 3 1 In t n an e n e i o urred in 2 4
t o urred on or after t e ena ment of Pub i a 1 4 2 8
(September 3 1 9 For t purpo e t e Cour i e Pi ardo
INS 21 F 3d 11 8 Cir 2 ; B an o v Muka 518
F 3d 714 ( h Cir 2 8 t ng P ardo v INS upra; and
Ma ter of Bar ena Barre a 25 I&N De 4 (B 2
Finally t regard to t e argument made that the
ondu t of e Governmen as egreg ous or affirma ive mis o u t
regarding t e ubpoena ued to t e ni ersity of Nevada a Reno
there is no eviden e of egregiou ondu t by e Governmen in e
a the Fourt mendment e lusionary rule inappl able in
e e remova pro eed ng on en INS v. Lo z M ndoza
8 S 1 32 (1 4 ; Ma ter of Sandova 17 I&N De 7 BI
1 7 ; Mat er of Bar ena 1 I&N De (BI 1 8 and earlier
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ca e c ted the e To demon a e a e oce io a on, an
a en m a f wo c e a co ting of t c a ion of an
ent f ab e d e oce io a o and demon t ate ej ce a a
e of hat v o at on, ch a howing a a ib e g ound foe ief an e o ta on/ emo a fo which the a en i o he w e
e g b e to a y n acco dance w th Un ed St te . u o- nc an,
49 F 3 . 18 9 h C 1) . In thi n tance, he e no
ev e ce of ch a v o a on. F na y, he Co no e that when
he nd vid a , n thi ca e he e onden , dec ine o e fy
ega d ng the otion to S e , he Co t ay aw a neg ive
nfe ence f om ef a o e t fy when eva a ng the evi ence of
he otion in acco dance w h Un ed Sta e v. So ano-God e , 12
F.3d 957, 9 2 {9th C . 1997) and at e of G eva a, 2 N ec.
38 {B 1991) .
F a y, the doc ne of e i ab e e to e a e
aga n t he Fede Go e nmen on y when aff a ive m cond ct
a bee demon t ate o he mov g a ty, and tha ha no been
demon ated he e n acco dance wi h Co -F p v. NS, 245
F 3d 54 {9 h C . 2 ) Su t . Schi tg n, 213, F.3 449 {9th
C . 2 1) an atte o He a de P en e, 29 N ec. 335 {B
1991)
cco ding y, the Co t conc de ha he Gove men ha
eg mate y emon e ha the o o to S e ho be
den ed an hat he e wa no e oce v o a on o eg egiou
co c con c e by a y fede a office o em oyee
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cco din y and af con id a ion of a g m nt fo th
pa ti and a l d c nts in th co d of p oc d n s th Co t
il s stain fact al l gation si on th NT . The Co al o
s in h S c ion 3 a) 3) D) i) 3 a) ( ) ) , and1 a) 6) C) i) ) ha n h NT as a nd d y the - 6 at
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